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Sanatana Dharma an alternate label for Hinduism, sanatana means "eternal" or "ageless"
Vedas the religious texts that are considered the the foundations of Sanatana Dharma, there are 4 parts
Sanskrit An ancient language whose origins are not completely defined
Samhitas The first of four ancient hymns which dealt with the worship of deities
Brahmanas The second of four ancient hymns which deals with directions about performances of ritual sacrifices to deities
Aranyakas The third of four ancient hymns which deal with people's writing after meditating in the forest, also known as "forest treatises"
Upanishads The fourth of four ancient hymns deals with the teaching from highly realized spiritual masters
Rig Veda The oldest of the Vedic scriptures and one of the oldest scriptures in the world
Devas the controlling forces (deities) in the cosmos
karma action and the consequences of action
samsara the karma-run wheel of birth, death, and rebirth
atman the self or soul within yourself
purusha One of the two states of reality in Samkhya, purusha is the Self, which is pure, wise, and free beyond change
Prakriti the cause of the material universe
raja yoga yoga for meditative people, through mental concentration
jnana yoga yoga for rational people, through rational inquiry
karma yoga yoga for naturally active people, through the path of right action
bhakti yoga yoga for emotional people, through the path of devotion
samadhi the ultimate goal of yoga, it is a super-conscious state of union with the absolute
Siva a personal, many-faced manifestation of the attributeless supreme deity
puranas 18 sanskrit texts that narrate the myths of ancient times
guru spiritual guiders
yantra a linear image with complex cosmic symbolism
prana invisible life energy
saktas people who worship a mother goddess
saivites people who worship the god Siva
vaishnavites people who worship the god Vishnu

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Created February 25, 2008
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